US Patent Issued to Raytheon on July 21 for "Multi-spring-loaded actuators" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,059, issued on July 21, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Tewksbury, Mass.).

"Multi-spring-loaded actuators" was invented by Ray E. Mcvey (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Scott R. Foes (Torrance, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi-spring-loaded actuators can include a rotatable axis arranged to rotate relative to a fixed frame, and multiple loaded springs, each having a rotational potential and being operationally attached to the rotatable axis to cause the rotatable axis to rotate in a first direction (or a second direction) when its rotational potential is released (sequentially). Each loaded spring is associated with a one-time re...